Lower Coast

As quiet as the Gulf of Mexico has been this summer, it’s easy to forget we’ve still got a long way to go in “hurricane season.” Tropical Storm Don, which is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast either Friday night or early Saturday morning, is the first real tropical threat we’ve seen in […]
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At the midway point of April, it looks like 2011 will be a fairly typical spring in Deep South Texas. That, of course, is a mixed blessing for inshore anglers. Fishing action can be fast and furious, especially in regards to speckled trout, when conditions are favorable. However, the last two weeks on the Lower […]
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Despite the small front that pushed through today – dropping temps into the high 70s – spring has definitely come to South Texas. Over the past week or so, the Lower Laguna Madre area has seen highs in the low to mid-80s. High winds have been fairly constant, but unbelievably there have been several calm […]
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Lest anyone not realize spring is officially here, howling winds have been a constant reminder on the coast for the past couple weeks. Although fishing in high winds can be a bit annoying at times, the action can be fast and furious. That has certainly been the case on the Lower Laguna Madre as of […]
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Victoria-based tackle manufacturer TTF (formerly Texas Tackle Factory) has continued to add new fishing products to its lineup. The latest acquisition involves Jenny’s Jigs, which joined TTF at the end of February. Below is the company’s release about the acquisition: VICTORIA — TTF Fishing, a leading provider of inshore fishing tackle, today announced it has […]
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Now a couple weeks removed from a major hard freeze – and week from a minor freeze event – coastal anglers seem to be confident our fishery “dodged a bullet” again this winter. Although the true extent of any loss may not be known until TPW conducts its spring surveys, most antidotal evidence suggests far […]
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The weather’s warming and the temporary fishing closures have now expired. All that’s left for coastal anglers is to wait and see how much, if any, damage the population of inshore gamefish took during last week’s freeze event. Those who have been on the water over the last few days have given mixed reports. Some […]
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Unfortunately, this week’s coastal freeze event was as bad – or worse – than predicted. As a result, TPWD has extended the temporary fishing closures until noon, Monday, Feb. 7. For the full TPWD press release, click here.
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Texas Parks & Wildlife has issued a temporary fishing closure along the coast due to freezing conditions along the coast. The temperory closure is in effect from noon Weds, Feb. 2 through noon Saturday, Feb. 5. To read the full TPW news release along with a complete list of closure sites, click here.
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As mild as this winter has been, it was quite a shock to look at the 5-day forecast this week only to see freezing temperatures, sleet and possibly snow forecast for the entire Texas coast, from the Sabine to the Rio Grande. Although there have been a few small, isolated freeze-related fish kills on the […]
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